Recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with sturdy alliances and enduring convictions. They understood that our power alone cannot protect us, nor does it entitle us to do as we please. Instead, they knew that our power grows through its prudent use; our security emanates from the justness of our cause, the force of our example, the tempering qualities of humility and restraint.

High oil prices can be a mixed blessing - if the company's activities are weighted towards refining and they own little in the way of actual petroleum reserves, they can incur losses. If they own lots of reserves, they will get very rich. Citgo is an example of a company that will do very well, since they own VZ oil reserves and the refineries to turn it into gas, so they will make out like bandits, so will BP for the same reasons. Exxon, Chevron and Phillips are somewhere in the middle. Shell and Valero will be hurt. Right now US oil companies are really getting their profits from the scandalous rip-off job they are doing in the diesel markets. Diesel is the cheapest distillate to refine, yet is now the highest price. The reason this is so is because gasoline is refined in the US and VZ, pretty much meeting 100&#37; market demand. Diesel is refined in the US, or some place far away, like Europe, so when the demand for diesel is higher than the amount that can be produced in the US, the refiners have a field day screwing the truck drivers, and to make matters worse, diesel is the most popular fuel in emerging economies, so international supplies are in short supply as well.

Sasol, being the good little Afrikaner Nazis that they are, has improved the coal-to-fuel process used by the Germans during WWII to the point it is becoming economically viable. If oil goes way down, you will lose all your money. If it keeps going up, it could be the Microsoft the 2010's.

If only the Luftwaffe had had this, Botnst would actually be in charge of something:

Recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with sturdy alliances and enduring convictions. They understood that our power alone cannot protect us, nor does it entitle us to do as we please. Instead, they knew that our power grows through its prudent use; our security emanates from the justness of our cause, the force of our example, the tempering qualities of humility and restraint.

The biggest problems we are facing right now have to do with George Bush trying to bring more and more power into the executive branch and not go through Congress at all and that’s what I intend to reverse.